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LONDON (Reuters) – German researchers say they have found some of the strongest evidence yet linking traffic pollution to childhood allergies.
The risk of developing asthma, hay fever, eczema or other allergies is about 50 percent higher for children living 50 metres (yards) from a busy road than for those living 1,000 meters away, they said in a study released on Friday.
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A group of “electro-sensitive people” who say they’re allergic to radio waves claim that a proposal in Santa Fe, N.M., to create WiFi hot spots in public places violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to USA Today. Symptoms reported by people with electromagnetic hypersensitivity include redness, tingling, and burning sensations, as well as fatigue, difficulty concentrating, dizziness, nausea, heart palpitations, and digestive problems, according to the World Health Organization. Still, WHO says that, at this point, there is no scientific basis on which to link these symptoms to electromagnetic fields.
